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Notatall Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

What's the difference in meaning between the following two sentences? Are the both grammatically correct?

What's the difference in meaning between the following two sentences? Are the both grammatically correct?
I can swim
I am able to swim.
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What's the difference in meaning between the following two sentences? They are interchangeable. Are the y both grammatically correct?

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  • What's the difference in meaning between the following two sentences?
  • They are interchangeable.
  • Are the y both grammatically correct?
  • Yes .
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What's the difference in meaning between the following two sentences? They are interchangeable.

Are they both grammatically correct? Yes.
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notatallWhat's the difference in meaning between the following two sentences?
'can' can be used in a wider variety of situations than 'be able to'. 'can' covers the idea of alternatives and possibilities. 'be able to' refers only to physical or mental ability.

-- How are you going to get to the other side of this river?
-- I can swim.
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